Monday, November 18

Objectives: Today I will

• discuss the differences between revision and editing
• and continue drafting my realistic fiction story

Homework: Bring a hard copy of your story to class tomorrow. It can be typed or handwritten!

Agenda: 

• Warm-up: Visual Dictionary
  • ​A narrative is another word for a story 
    
  • Draw pictures to represent narrative and transition words
• Grammar Review
  • Rescheduled to next Monday 11/25, closer to the quiz date!
  • You have a study guide for more practice, too!
• Revison vs. Editing
  • Revision:
    • Changes the content of your writing
  • Reasons to revise:
    • To add description
    • To delete unimportant or confusing details
    • To change the flow/order of the story
  • Editing:
    • Changes the appearance of your writing
  • Reasons to edit:
    • To fix a grammar mistake
    • To capitalize the first letter of the sentence
    • To correct spelling
  • How are revision and editing similar? How are they different? Discuss with your table group, and fill in the venn diagram.
• Writing
  • Independent Writing Time - Stay quiet so others can focus
  • Completed Draft Due Tomorrow - Can be typed and printed or handwritten
  • Laptops - plug them in when you're done!

​Daily Agenda Slideshow